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My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.
Michael Owen
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Michael Owen
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 14
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Michael James Owen
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I loved [Real Madrid]. It was a real experience, playing with a great team. One of the first questions I'm often asked is 'What was Madrid like?' It's got that mystique about it. It's a magical place and a magical team, and everything about it is great.
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Best atmosphere I ever played in was at Celtic Park in the UEFA Cup for Liverpool.
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An emotion that lives with me is a sense of what might have been had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.
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I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.
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[Wayne Rooney] best tournament was the 2004 European Championships, when he played alongside me and made such a big impact, but it hasn't happened for him at the World Cup for one reason or another.
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If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.
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The longer my career has gone, the more I seem to score... It's experience and age and knowing where the ball's going to be.
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Give me a great Champions League game or an exciting Premier League game ahead of an international match and I'd love that to reverse. A lot of people have lost interest in England games, it is quite hard to watch.
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I'm sure clubs have a lot of power these days.
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You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs the acid test is how you handle the downs.
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To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game.
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I wouldn't change my life for the world at the moment.
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When you put better teams in front of you, that's when the big players rise to that occasion.
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I've always been a player that likes to get round the back and get crosses in for other people. When I first burst on to the scene some people only saw the goals I was scoring. More recently they've taken notice of the goals I've set up. It is nice to be recognized for that.
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I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.
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